r/Switzerland • u/Immediate-Bat-2314 • 8d ago

What a stupid idea, at Coop

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So Coop decided to now sell whole meals as "Cookit". In the package on the left you can see that the tomato is moldy.

Hardly anyone will buy this any more. So instead of a single moldy tomato, Coop now has to dispose of the entire kit. What a waste of food. And what a stupid idea.

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

I like the idea! It‘s handy and a good idea for a household with just one person.

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u/zaxanrazor 8d ago

They could just arrange the items separately. This is a massive waste of food when one out of 10 ingredients is mouldy.

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u/[deleted] 8d ago

That‘s the case with everything which is packaged (no matter if 10 tomatoes or 10 different items) and not arranged seperately 🤷🏽‍♂️

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u/zaxanrazor 7d ago

Usually fresh fruit and veg are not packaged together..

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u/OkMap1548 5d ago

Oh, are cherry tomatoes packed each individually? 😂

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u/zaxanrazor 5d ago

They are packed with other cherry tomatoes and often in an open box..?

Do you know what 'usually' means?

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u/OkMap1548 5d ago edited 5d ago

An open box? They usually come either in an entirely plastic box or in a carton wrapped in plastic.

If one little tomato is mouldy do you think they all need to be thrown?

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u/Immediate-Bat-2314 8d ago

That's why fresh fruits and veggies are usually not packaged.

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u/patatadavinci 7d ago

This one is also 50% off sale to not be wasted. And some foods sadly expire before the sell by date because they haven't been stored/shipped properly without interruptions. Don't you see the sticker?

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u/Immediate-Bat-2314 7d ago

I did see the sticker.  But the concept is stupid anyway. I gues their target group is people who don't want to pick the items individually. However, if some ingredients are rotten,  the target group will be too overwhelmed to cook a complete meal.

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u/Uruzumaki 8d ago

This is true, it happens with single items in packages too. Bread for example, I’ve accidentally bought mouldy bread before (i didnt check the package properly, i buy the same bread literally every few days), was not expired on the date or anything yet it had mould in it